Executive Director
Purpose
Purpose:
Provides leadership for three reporting units and is responsible for overseeing the
administration of the federal, state and institutional student aid programs and the
corresponding operating budget.
Essential Functions
Function 1:
Ensuring the University's compliance with all federal and state regulations
concerning awarding and disbursing of financial aid
20 % Time
Function 2:
Creating policies and procedures manuals and developing resources for staff
training.
20 % Time
Function 3:
Efficiently managing office resources and assets.
20 % Time
Function 4:
Maintaining reliable financial data.
20 % Time
Function 5:
Communicating effectively with both external and internal constituencies.
20 % Time
Function 6:
% Time
Function 7:
% Time
Function 8:
% Time
Marginal/Incidental Functions
Marginal/Incidental Functions:
Other related functions as assigned.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree and at least 7 years of comprehensive experience in managing
need and merit based funds in a university financial aid operation, implementing and
maintaining financial controls, complying with governing regulations, experience in
designing and implementing appropriate compliance procedures.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in relational environments, systems migration and implementation.
Experience with the strategic use of aid and aid leveraging to achieve institutional
enrollment objectives. Extensive experience in managing institutional based
scholarship programs and experience working within a financial aid operation that
relies extensively on technology. The successful candidate will have demonstrated
personnel management and leadership skills, and ability to work collaboratively, a
commitment to exceptional student service and staff development.